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Tanya and Phil Bardsley have finally agreed to throw open the doors of their stunning home for a new reality series – exactly a decade after they made their debut on The Real Housewives Of Cheshire.The couple, who have been married for 11 years this summer, have spent the last few months filming six hour-long episodes with their family – and are being billed as the UK’s answer to the Kardashians. As they invite OK! into their stunning six-bedroom home for an exclusive catch-up before the first episode of The Bardlsey Bunch airs on ITVBe, we’re keen to know what they make of the comparisons to the royal family of the reality TV world.

She shot to fame in one of the UK’s most iconic girlbands, but these days, Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle is just as likely to be found playing shops with her daughter as she is performing to packed-out arenas.Today, the chatty Derry-born star, 39, is a proud single mum to 11-year-old Anaíya, and is still glowing from the group’s long-awaited reunion tour last year. Talking exclusively to OK!,Nadine opens up about the realities of parenting a pre-teen, how losing bandmate Sarah Harding to breast cancer in 2021 aged just 39 changed her entire perspective on life, and how she has reconnected with the fearless teenager she was when her incredible journey first began… Hi, Nadine! Let’s talk about the Girls Aloud reunion – have you come down from that? It was amazing. One of the best parts was having all our kids together.

Coldplay are all set to bring their Music of the Spheres tour to the UK in a matter of months.The band, comprising Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Phil Harvey, have ten shows lined up at London's iconic Wembley Stadium.They're also set to make their first appearance at Hull's Craven Park Stadium with two consecutive performances. Over these dates, Coldplay will be serenading over 1 million fans with their music, promising a summer to remember. Fans can expect a setlist packed with some of the band's biggest hits, including Yellow, The Scientist, Viva La Vida, and more.Tickets for these shows went on sale last year and were quickly snapped up, leaving many fans scouring online for resale tickets.

Fans inside a packed Ibrox could be in for a treat after the last game between these two sides ended in a 3-3 thriller.

On The One Show, host Vernon Kay admitted things had 'taken a turn' as Richard E. Grant made an unexpected 'racy' confession that left him needing to say sorry to viewers.

Arcade Fire have fuelled speculation of new music with an announcement due today (April 4) heralded with the name ‘Circle Of Trust’.Last month (March 6), the Canadian indie rock band got fans talking when they made some drastic changes to their social media pages – on Instagram, this included wiping all of their posts and uploading a new profile picture, bio and website link.Since then, it has included a bio with the cryptic message “It’s the year of the snake so let your heart break”, along with a profile picture with the word “TRUST” in all-caps written in a circle. Back in 2022, the band removed all of their Instagram posts and changed the artwork on the page in the lead-up to them announcing their sixth studio album ‘WE’.Today, the band shared a video which shows an unseen person finger-painting “TRUST” on the back of a tambourine – accompanied by a caption that points to an announcement at 5pm Central Time (11pm UK time).

Morrissey has begun legal action against an alleged online troll, a response attributed to a “decades-long” defamation campaign targeted at him.Music Business Worldwide obtained a cease-and-desist letter dated March 31, 2025, as reported yesterday (April 3), and it reveals Morrissey has hired law firm Levy & McRae to take action against an individual based in UK, who is accused of posting “distressing, harmful and libellous” content about the artist over multiple social media accounts.The letter, addressed to the individual, accuses them of publishing “an enormous amount of material about our client on an almost daily basis and, in turn, multiple times per day”. Additionally, the individual allegedly “left and/or posted written notes at and to” Morrissey’s home – these actions are claimed to have been captured on CCTV.The firm clarified that the matter has already been reported to the police.“The narrative of your posts almost exclusively relates to ‘far right’ politics, and in particular, those politics which are the antithesis of our client and what he has always stood for and represented,” the letter read, describing Morrissey as “a pacifist, apolitical” person who has “never joined a political party or voted”.The letter also accused the alleged perpetrator of extending the accusations of far-right sympathies towards Morrissey’s family members.

Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie is digging into a strong start at the international box office, with projections for the overseas and global weekend rising. Through Thursday in 55 offshore markets, the running cume is $18.4M. This does not include Friday’s China opening which was the biggest for a Hollywood film so far this year at an estimated $6.6M (see more detail below).

the “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon,” co-stars in the new Paramount+ show “MobLand” along with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. On Friday, Paramount announced that “MobLand” broke records as their biggest global series launch ever, drawing 2.2 million viewers on premiere day.“I’m the little kid in the family, even though I’m a grown man. He’s trying to get his dad’s attention and affection on some level and to gain some kind of responsibility, but his dad doesn’t see him that way,” Considine, 51, exclusively told The Post.

Napa Valley Film Festival, honoring films that illustrate the relationship between culture, art and food. The awards events will include filmmaker panel discussions, immersive dining experiences, and cooking and beverage classes.

Russell Brand has issued a response after being charged with rape and sexual assault earlier today (April 4).The Metropolitan Police say the comedian and actor, 50, has also been charged with one count of oral rape and one count of indecent assault. The charges relate to four separate women, according to BBC News.In an Instagram post with the caption “My response”, Brand responded to the charges first thanking people for their “incredible and overwhelming messages of support”, ruminating over what he expresses as “a time where there’s so little trust in the British government”.“We’re very fortunate, I suppose, that this is happening at a time where we know that the law has become a kind of weapon to be used against people, institutions, and sometimes entire nations,” he said, “that will not accept and tolerate levels of corruption that are unprecedented.”He then asked his British followers about how they feel about their legal system and “the high-profile cases that are not being pursued and prosecuted”, name-dropping the Southport murders and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Finally, he got to his direct response to the charges: “I was a fool before I lived in the light of the Lord.

Rahwa Ghebre-Ab has been promoted to EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer of Lionsgate effective May 1.

Russell Brand is addressing the allegations made against him.

Oasis have announced a limited-edition vinyl reissue of ‘Some Might Say’ to mark the track’s 30th anniversary. Find all the details below.The classic single was released on April 24, 1995 as the first preview of the Britpop band’s second album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’, and earned them their first UK Number One.It came with two of Oasis’ best and most notable B-sides – ‘Talk Tonight’ and ‘Acquiesce’ – along with ‘Headshrinker’.

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran talent representative Mitchell Gossett has been elevated to Partner at Industry Entertainment.

Russell Brand has said he is “incredibly grateful” that his day in court is coming after being charged with rape and sexual assault by UK authorities.

the Daily Mail reports.William’s unprecedented move puts an official end to his working relationship with the legal team at Harbottle & Lewis, who have acted on behalf of the royal family for decades.Instead, William has hired the team at Mishcon de Reya — one of the UK’s top legal firms. The prince has enlisted the expertise of the firm’s deputy chairman, Anthony Julius, who served as Diana’s legal representative in her 1996 divorce from Charles.Diana died in a car crash in Paris alongside her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul, just one year later.

Everything Everything have announced a 2025 UK and Ireland tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of their third album ‘Get To Heaven’. Find all the details below.The Manchester band will hit the road later this year to mark a decade of their critically-acclaimed 2015 record – which peaked at Number Seven in the UK, and features the singles ‘Distant Past’ and ‘Regret’.Kicking off at the legendary Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on November 27, the special run of dates also includes stops in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Bristol, Birmingham and Dublin.The group are set to perform ‘Get To Heaven’ in its entirety “for the first time ever” at the forthcoming shows.

Pierce Brosnan has backed Helen Mirren after she said James Bond is “drenched and born out of profound sexism.”Mirren plays the on-screen wife of former 007 Brosnan in the new Guy Ritchie gangster TV series MobLand.She was recently asked her opinion on Amazon’s recent move to gain creative control of the franchise, and replied she wasn’t especially fond of the films as a whole.She said of the character: “The whole series of James Bond, it was not my thing. It really wasn’t.

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